On 22 Oct 98, Brett Lorenzen wrote:

> Slashdot's daily poll today is on how to properly pronounce "daemon",
> which, of course, led to comparisons about pronunciation problems with
> Linux, GIF and numerous other things.  The regulars' commentary is funny
> reading today

Yes, quite entertaining.  I got a particular giggle out of the (rather 
obvious) troll from the guy who claimed, "As a Christian, I find both terms 
[dee-mon, day-mon] offensive. I prefer to refer to them simply as 
"resident processes."  

If it's a flamewar he wanted, a flamewar he got :)


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